Skip to content
EntityQ74891· pop 33· linked from 153 articles

Also known as Jon

heroic figure in 1 Samuel

Key facts

Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church , Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast
December 29
Attributes
Bow and Arrow

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Image
Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano - Davide e Gionata.jpg
Show 3 more facts
Commons category
Jonathan (Biblical figure)
date of death
1010-00-00
date of birth
1062-00-00
Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~3 min read

Article

Jonathan (Hebrew: יְהוֹנָתָן‎ Yəhōnāṯān or יוֹנָתָן‎ Yōnāṯān; "YHWH has gifted") is a figure in the Book of Samuel of the Hebrew Bible. In the biblical narrative, he is the eldest son of King Saul of the Kingdom of Israel, and a close friend of David. He is described as having great strength and swiftness (2 Samuel 1:23) and excelling in archery (1 Samuel 20:20, 2 Samuel 1:22) and slinging (1 Chronicles 12:2).

Conflicts with Saul

Connections

Categories